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Fool…
I’ll give you clothes and I’ll give you water
I’ll give you roads and reservation for your daughter
I’ll give you the moon; I’ll wipe off every tear
With me around, you have nothing to fear
I’ll wipe off corruption from the face of this land
You aren’t alone; we shall walk hand in hand
I’ll give you peace; it’s your birth right
We will defeat poverty; you are not alone in this fight.
Rice at Rs 2 and free power for the poor
No kid shall sleep hungry, no farmer will commit suicide
I am no messiah; I am just one of you
Vote me in and your lives will be brand new
I’ll give you 9% growth and a booming economy
You are safe in your home; I’ll take care of the enemy
Vote me to power and see the change
Trust me my brothers and sisters, you will see the change
Two years later we are asking the same questions
Questions we asked your predecessor five years ago
Where is the water and where is the road
What happened to the promise of a brighter tomorrow
You gave reservation for my daughter, i thank you for that
But where were you when she was being raped?
You gave us a 9% growth and a booming economy
But the poor man out there is still waiting for the basic amenity
Now take it easy, everything is cool
I told you I am no messiah; I am just one of you
You voted me in, it’s not my fault
You are just the stupid common man, nothing but a FOOL
Written by Tavish Chadha
Tavish is the administrator and founder of Sensible Bakwas. He is a software engineer by profession and a writer by passion. In case you want to get in touch with him, he is an email away at tavish.chadha@gmail.com. Hope you enjoy your time here. Do leave your feedback in the comment section here.
Filed under: poetry, Politics · Tags: BAT, blog-a-ton, blog-a-ton winning post
Claps…. Claps… Claps…
Thumbs up!
awesomee….
ekdum jhakaaassss mamu 😀
now in know why u told varun that he gave you ideas for the next post 😀 😀
empty promises… thats all these politicos are all about..
crazy bozos all of them.. thats why i hate politics..
sigh!! as for your post..
*double thumbs up* dude 😀
Wow. Very well written!!!
Brilliant!!
Hey Tavish,
You are doing it again!!
Superb narration, wonderful treatment of the subject and apt words…
All the best for BATOM 9
HI Tavish,
This is very well written..and really made me feel. Its brilliant writing!
Great job!
Regards,
Z~
Amazing!! Gearing up for consecutive batom??
too good….. very well written…..
Varun and Abhi
Thanks guys! It's nice to have my most frequent visitors giving the first 2 comments. 🙂
Megs
Thanks buddy! Well, this idea didn't come from there. That was something different… will prob have that for the next post… as for this… the first thing that came to my mind when I said fool was "if wishes were horses fools would ride them" and then from wishes came the common man and the politician… and thats how this started. 🙂
indianhomemaker
Thanks allot! am glad u liked it. 🙂
Vibhuti
Thanks buddy. I am really glad u liked it. 🙂
Zeenat
Thank you so much! I am really glad u liked it! 🙂
Shruti
Consecutive BAT? hmmm… don't know re… I get a peace of mind when I write… thats all… but yeah I wont mind another BAT 😉
Shilpa
Thank you so much buddy! 🙂
Well, even I vote. Then I must also be a fool. 🙁
By the way, Nice poem. 🙂
TAVISH, MIND BLOWING! You have a new follower from today 🙂 Need I say more? Prose is something that a majority of the writers try their hands at..Poetry normally doesn't appeal to the mass..But for me, it does the trick! TOTALLY AWESOME! I simply loved this man! Looks like you are gearing up for a consecutive win! In any case, ALL THE VERY BEST! 🙂
Amazingly written .. capturing the contrast in such a few words is indeed difficult but you have done that ..great reading.
Wow… I loved this one.. quite a nice idea… Truly loved it..
Awesome dude… I was planning to write on the same lines, but I don't think I'd compete with the above!
I'd like to see a poem win the BATOM this time!
So All the Best dude…
Really hoping that you become the Fool of the Month!
great!! an excellent take on the topic 🙂
Nethra
Thanks Nethra… well i believe people who dont vote are fools too… so basically everyone(including me) is a fool! lol
Raksha
I am honored to have u in the list of followers… thnk you so much for the appreciations… am really gld u liked it… 🙂
Aatavis and Chanz
Thank u guys… am really glad u liked it… 🙂
Saurabh
Fool of the month haan? lol… i dont mind 😀
btw I think u shud still write it… would love to read ur take on the subject.
Mehak
Thanks allot Mehak. i am really glad u liked the idea. 🙂
CLAPS… APPLAUSE.. SLAP ON THE BACK..
any other way to praise u bro? 😀 this was wonderful… Good one.. Back to back BATOMs on the cards I think 😉
hey Tavish, you hit the nail on the head..good one..good luck 🙂
Awesome! To take poetry as the medium was even better! Worthy of the reigning champion indeed! :))
oh awesome!!!! awesome work!
quite comprehensive on the ever happening universal and sempiternal foolishness in the name of few jargons…
great writing… 🙂
lemmi consider this for votin 🙂
Leo
Thanks buddy… that was really flattering! Thanks a ton buddy! 😀
Neha
thanks allot Neha… am lad u liked it. 🙂
Guria
I feel poetry can really be an awesome medium at times since its more readable… Thanks for those flattering comments! 🙂
Swayambhu
Thanks buddy and welsome to sensible Bakwas! 🙂
Mahesh
Hey thanks for that Mahesh!
Good One.
Sensible too 🙂
Yours Frendly,
Saravana Kumar M
Sad but true and quite exquisite too!
Saravana
Thanks u so much buddy… all the best for BAT
Krishna
Hey that rhymed! Thanks for that poetic appreciation… all the best for BAT
Well written, poetic, yet very simple in language! I generally have problems understanding poetry but this one was very good tavish!
Here is my BAT post::Murali – FOOL
great
awesome..
you how simply and beautifully described the situation of a common man
@ Tavish
Awesome rhythms:) and a very prerogative idea shown:)
This poetry actually reminds me of the RKLaxman's common man sketches of TOI!
VEry well depicted..Well done!
~Keep the Spark ALive..
Waah, waah, waah!
Kya baat hai, Tavish!!
You deserve a huge round of Applause for this post!!
I've no words for this mind-blowing post.. Everything has been said by the comments above..
All I can say is, you have my Blog-a-Ton vote and I think you are going to win the BATOM title once again, buddy!! 😀
That was the perfect subject for the topic.
The poem captured everything and very well writtn. Nice.
All the Best!!
Saravana
Thanks buddy. I am glad u liked it. 🙂
Chetan
Thanks buddy… am glad the picture that i was trying to portray came out well.
Rachana
Hey i too love those cartoons… thanks for reminding me about it! I glad u liked the poem and Keep the Spark ALive.. 🙂
Parth
Hey those were really flattering comments buddy… Thanks allot!!!
Megha
Hey thanks buddy… well there is a lot more that I wanted to capture… left it aside coz it wud have made it long… anyways am glad u liked it and all the best to u too! 🙂
You look like a winner to me… the post raises a zillion questions in my mind… Although we see it happen everytime, we ponder against the situation like nerds… very apt message.. Simply loved it buddy!
Neeraj
Thanks Neeraj… am glad the message came across.. 🙂
I guess you meant Murali, its not Saravana….oh well
Murli
ooops yeah…. sorry about that. 🙁
The most unique take…
Looks like the rest of us are truly fools… so busy in the knick knacks of life, we forget the real troubles!!
And I am reading economics, sociology, political science… all in poetry for the first time 🙂
Good going!! Kp Up!!
Brilliant work Tavish 😀
Best wishes for the contest!!
Richa and CB
Thanks allot guys. Am really glad u liked it! 🙂
good work pal..I wonder how u find time for all of this considering you are in IT the most boring industry today…perhaps thats where your motivation comes from
Yousuf
hehehe… thanks for the comments buddy… it took me 45 mins to finish it… itna time nikalna mushkil nahi hai 🙂
Wow!! Just wonderful and how true too!!
All the best for BAT-9, Tavish!
Cheers 🙂
Shilpa
Thanks for the appreciation Shilpa. I am glad u liked it. All the best to u too for BAT! 🙂
Brilliantly written Tavish.. Though i kinda guessed how it will take shape aftr reading the frst verse itslf, bt really njoyd the flow. The last line was superb 🙂
Nd yeah, u were Blog-a-Tonic of the Month and not Blog-a-Ton of the Month :p
Vipul
Thank u so much Marshal-ji. I am really glad u liked it. Yeah, I just noticed the typo there 😛 Thanks for pointing it out. The change has been made. 🙂
Excellent, Man with thoughts…at such an age…grt work…
U have been tagged…http://rohinirojindar.blogspot.com/2010/04/seven-random-things.html
Rohini
Thanks alot Rohini. I am going right away and checking out the tag! 🙂
wow…THAT was brilliant!way to go!:)
Lucy Fur
Thank you so much! Welcome to Sensible Bakwas. 🙂
Congfrats TC- this is a nice satire.
Gyanban
Thanks allot buddy. Am glad u liked it. 🙂
Nice poem, Tavish. Enjoyed it. And congrats on your second consecutive Blog-a-ton. I did not vote for you this time though because I am beginning to get tired of the tirade against politicians. Movies have been doing this for 20 years now. But see nothing come of this kind of tirades. Politicians have remained the same and will continue to remain the same. Unless we have a solution, talking about these things only spoils the mood.
Yeah, and thanks for reading my blog post and adding a comment.
Awesome! And congratualtions for winning the BATOM 9. I hadn't seen your post earlier, but if I did, I would have voted for you!
The Fool
Thanks dude… yeah i know… have been sick of hearing these things too… its just that when i thought of the fool… the common man came to mind… so started writing based on that… anyways am glad u liked it and thanks once again. 🙂
S*
Hey thanks buddy… never mind that u didn't vote… u can make up next time :P… kidding 😛
am glad u liked it… and thanks once again. 🙂
Awesome buddy..:)
Congratulations…
Yemiledu
Thanks buddy… 😀
hmmm…. 🙂 I like.
congratulations and well deserved. Truth rings out from your post….
Really penned very well…
Wordsmith
Thanks! 🙂
Lazy Pineapple
Hey thanks allot buddy… those were really nice comments… 🙂
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Damn nice one dude..
Roshmi
Thanq…Thanq…Thanq 🙂
Major.srikanth
Thanks buddy… and welcome to Sensible Bakwas 🙂
hey came across ur blog thru blog-a-ton.. very well written and the satirical humour is beautifully presented.. Kudos to you buddy.. 🙂
Sushobhan Roy
Thanks allot buddy… am glad u liked it.
Well written, mind bendings …
I like your style.
Thank u so much Anney. 🙂
I had only word for this…
“Phaduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu”
Well done buddy.. waiting to hear many more like this from you..
hehe thanks buddy… seen u her after a long time… welcome back! 🙂
Good one..
hmmmm
Interesting….
Naaz